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The Importance Of Ethics & Culture To Your Business

July 5, 2019 ConvergeTeam

When running a business, so much of your time will be dominated by the practical necessities of running the company. From enhancing productivity in your operational processes to ensuring you comply with health and safety regulations, these functional elements underline your business. However, practical considerations alone are not necessarily sufficient when it comes to ensuring your business can continue to enjoy success in the future. In addition to practical concerns, business owners have to think about their business’s culture, ethics, and underlying values, and how these elements can shape how…

The Responsibilities Of A Good Employer

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019 ConvergeTeam

Running a business means that you need to look after all the people who work for you, as well as running the business itself in the usual way. But it is one thing to know this, and quite another to actually know what is involved, and that is what we are going to look at in this post. The truth is that there are a number of responsibilities that all employers have, and a good one will make a point of following these as well as they can. If you…

Effective Ways to Boost Business Teamwork

March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 ConvergeTeam

When you started out with your business, you probably learned pretty quickly that you won’t get far without the help of others. When you find the right kind of people, it’s suddenly a lot easier to function as a team – and, even if you have different ways of working, you’ll be able to complete each other and get the work done. Your employees, on the other hand, may still need to learn this before they can become their very best for your business. Luckily, there are a few tried-and-tested…

Are These The Signs One Of Your Employees Is About To Quit?

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 ConvergeTeam

We don’t all stay in the same jobs forever. It might be that we want a change in career or a better salary, or we might want to get out of a job we hate, for any number of reasons. So, should you run a business, there will be times when you might have to deal with employee turnover. Considering the high cost of hiring and training new employees, as well as the loss of productivity for a while when you’re one person down, this can be problematic. However, if…

Keeping Your Employees Safe in the Workplace

February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 ConvergeTeam

As an employer, you are someone that is responsible for the wellbeing and safety of your employees. Depending on the industry in which you work, it may be a really obvious thing. If your team have to deal with chemicals or handle machinery, making sure that they are trained and educated with what they need to do is really important and something you will have already done. But for some employers, they think that just pointing out where the fire exits are and where the escape route is, is enough.…

The Benefits Of Building A Remote Team

February 1, 2019February 6, 2019 ConvergeTeam

When it comes to growing your business, it’s a fact that growing a team or at least outsourcing the tasks that you are not able to do or don’t enjoy doing is one of the fastest and best ways to grow and scale your business. However, times are definitely changing with regards to business and it’s no longer a requirement that you have to have everything kept in-house is – especially not with things like the internet and video conferencing making it easier to work with people from all over…

Selecting Sensational Staff Benefits For Your Medical Practice Team

January 9, 2019 Jason Fleagle

Did you know that it could cost your healthcare business more to retrain and rehire new staff than it could to retain them in the first place? Studies have shown that losing a staff member and conducting a search to rehire someone else can cost a fifth of that person’s yearly salary, and you owe it to your practice to invest just as much energy into retaining the people you have on your books. One of the best way to keep people is planted in the benefits that you offer…

What Does It Really Mean To Empower Your Employees?

January 8, 2019 Jason Fleagle

Over the past five years, small business owners have continually been told that they need to empower their employees. This fact is often treated as sacrosanct, but ultimately, empowering employees is an overarching term that doesn’t actually mean very much at all. To provide some clarity and actionable objectives, below, we’ve looked deeper into this important subject. What is employee empowerment? The business-employee relationship is inherently unbalanced. The business has to operate in a certain way in order to succeed and grow, and employees thus have to produce work that…

Leaving An Impact As A Local Business

December 28, 2018 Jason Fleagle

In the world of digital business, it’s becoming harder and harder for companies to maintain their local roots. With most of your work being done over the web, you won’t be interacting with the people in your area very much, creating a challenge when it comes to building a relationship with them. Of course, while it isn’t essential that you are an important part of the community, it can certainly help when it comes to winning both customers and support. To help you out in this area, this post will…

You Should Consider Changing Your Vendor If…

December 20, 2018 Jason Fleagle

When you run a small business, your reputation is everything. Without a sterling reputation, how can you expect your clientele to choose your brand over your competitors in a crowded and competitive market? How can you hope to build value into each and every transaction for your customers? How can you hope to flourish and grow sustainably? Of course, there are many contributing factors which make up your business’ reputation. Of course, your employees play a huge part. It’s their daily interactions with your customers that build and solidify your…

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